“TIMES” WEATHER REPORT

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 43, 21 February 1938, Page 8

“TIMES” WEATHER REPORT

Extensive Rain at Hand Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. An anti-oyclone extends from the South Island eastwards, pressure being very high beyond Chatham Islands. A cyclone is, however, centred near Norfolk Inland and a deep depression is moving on to south-eastern Australia. Winds: North-easterly to easterly prevailing strong to gale force over the northern half of the North Island; elsewhere light to moderate but later increasing generally from Cook Strait northwards. Seas (New Zealand waters): Rough north of East Cape and a considerable swell south of East Cape; elsewhere moderate. Eastern Tasman: Strong easterly winds to gales in the northern portion with rough seas, moderate north-easter-ly winds later changing temporarily to south-easterly in the southern portion with moderate seas. Weather: Dull and misty in the northern half of the North Island with rain probable, heavy falls developing in places; elsewhere fair at first but later unsettled conditions and rain extending over most of the North Island and East Coast districts of the south. Temperatures warm. YESTERDAY’S WEATHER Auckland: Overcast, light wind. Hamilton: Rain, light wind. New Plymouth: Overcast, calm. Gisborne: Sunshine, light wind. Napier: Cloudy, light breeze. Palmerston North: Sunshine, light wind, Masterton: Cloudy, light wind. Wellington: Cloudy, light wind. Blenheim: Sunshine, calm. Nelson: Cloudy, light wind. West Coast: Sunshine, light wind. Christchurch: Cloudy, light breeze. Timaru: Sunshine, light breeze. Dunedin: Cloudy, light breeze. Invercargill: Ovorcast, calm.